Resurrection A Scientific Question Resurrection A Scientific Question After Nature published an editorial suggesting that religious leaders should be consulted when dealing with ethical issues in science, an irate atheist wrote a letter protesting against this idea, which began: "I was horrified to read the recent Editorial "Where theology matters" […] Read more »

NZ fossil - lived in Argentina NZ fossil - lived in Argentina NZ living fossil once lived in Argentina, according to New Scientist, 11 Oct, p17. The Tuatara lizard lives on some small islands in New Zealand and is considered the only living member of a group of reptiles named […] Read more »

God is not in charge...? God is not in charge...? “God is not in charge, we are” says test tube baby pioneer, Robert Edwards, according to a report in T2 Supplement, The Times, 24 July 2003, p.6. In an interview with Anjana Ahuja of the The Times (London, UK) Edwards […] Read more »

No future in horoscopes No future in horoscopes According to a medical study reported in The Courier Mail (Australia) 19 Aug 2003, p5. Astrologers claim many physical, psychological and social characteristics of people are determined by what star sign they were born under, and where the sun, moon and planets […] Read more »

Six monkeys and a computer... Six monkeys and a computer... Give six monkeys a computer for one month and they will make a mess. Jill Lawless Associated Press reports Researchers at Plymouth University in England reported (May 9) that primates left alone with a computer attacked the machine and failed […] Read more »

Crabs and dinosaurs buried together? Crabs and dinosaurs buried together? Crabby dinosaur intrigues palaeontologist, according to The Guardian, On-Line Supplement 13 March 2003, p.11. Two years ago Josh Smith of Washington University, St Louis discovered an enormous dinosaur named Patalititan stromeri in Egypt. He has since excavated the tail of […] Read more »

Charles Darwin was right!? Charles Darwin was right!? "Charles Darwin was right and the Creationists are wrong" proclaims Anthony Browne, Environment Editor, The Times (London, UK) 20 Feb 2003, in an article about the discovery of "the first new species to have evolved naturally in Britain in the past 50 […] Read more »

Creation Science Creation Science DNA of Madagascan carnivores suggest they all descended from a single family that arrived by sea between 18 and 24 million years ago according to Nature, vol. 421 p734, 13th February, 2003. Madagascar has a number of apparently diverse carnivores but DNA tests reveal they are […] Read more »